Walker Falls
Walker Falls is a 45-foot cascading waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Its ease of access makes it a popular destination for waterfall hunters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glassmine Falls.
Glassmine Falls
Waterfall
Photo: 5minutes, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Glassmine Falls is an ephemeral waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on Glassmine Branch, near Barnardsville, NC. It is located below the Blue Ridge Parkway around milepost 362. Glassmine Falls is situated 2 miles southeast of Walker Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnardsville.
Barnardsville
Hamlet
Photo: State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh, NC, No restrictions.
Barnardsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 559. Barnardsville is situated 6 miles west of Walker Falls.
Walker Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.75569° or 35° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-82.35381° or 82° 21′ 14″ westElevation
3,747 feet (1,142 metres)Open location code
867VQJ4W+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 10197856552OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Mazanderani to Western Panjabi—“Walker Falls” goes by many names.
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار والکر”
- Mazanderani: “والکر ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار والکر”
- Persian: “ابشار والکر”
- Tajik: “Волкер”
- Tajik: “Обшори Волкер”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Волкер”
- Urdu: “واکر آبشار”
- Vietnamese: “Thác Walker”
- Western Panjabi: “واکر آبشار”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walker Knob and Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8).
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